Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
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The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is an annual film festival
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
, devoted to Asian cinema
, specifically the cinematic works of East
and Southeast Asia
, as well as those by Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers.
Besides multiple screenings of international and local films, the festival offers a variety of events for the general public. One of the festival's events is the So You Think You Can Pitch Contest where filmmaking teams pitch their movie concept or project to a panel of industry professionals to win prizes such as rental equipment, artist fees and sessions with professional editors. Pitching teams can participate in workshops held by industry leaders to improve their craft and get acquainted with the business and industry.
Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun. The festival is held annually in November.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, devoted to Asian cinema
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...
, specifically the cinematic works of East
East Asian cinema
East Asian cinema is a term used to refer to the film industry and films produced in and/or by natives of East Asia. It can be seen as a sub-section of Asian cinema, which in turn is a sub-section of world cinema, a catchall term used in the English-speaking world to refer to all foreign language...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian cinema
Southeast Asian cinema refers to the film industry and films produced in, and/or by natives of, Southeast Asia. By definition, it describes any films produced in Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.Southeast Asian cinema...
, as well as those by Asian-Canadian and Asian-American filmmakers.
Besides multiple screenings of international and local films, the festival offers a variety of events for the general public. One of the festival's events is the So You Think You Can Pitch Contest where filmmaking teams pitch their movie concept or project to a panel of industry professionals to win prizes such as rental equipment, artist fees and sessions with professional editors. Pitching teams can participate in workshops held by industry leaders to improve their craft and get acquainted with the business and industry.
History
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival was founded in 1997 by film producerFilm producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
Anita Lee and journalist Andrew Sun. The festival is held annually in November.